Fastener.



0. B. SANDIFUR.

FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED APII. 2Q. |916.

.1,27 5,094. Patented Aug. 6,1913.v

OLIVER B. SANDIFUR, or NoRTHMANc-Hns'raa, INDIANA.

FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6,1918.

Application inea Abrir 2o, rais. serial No. 92,445.

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLIVER B. SANDIFUR, a citizen of the United States, residing at North Manchester, in the county of Wabash and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fasteners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to fasteners, and more particularly to a novel type of fastener especially designed for detachably securing the meeting or overlapping edges of such ailticles of wearing apparel as shoes and the li re.

The invention has for its primary object to provide a simple and inexpensive fastener permitting a comparatively wide adjustment of the edges as compared with the size of the fastener.

With this and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts as will` be hereinafter specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing,rin which:

Figure 1 represents a fragmental side elevation of a shoe, illustrating the improved fasteners applied to use thereon, the flap or outer edge of the shoe being shown in eX- I tended or open position,

Fig. 2 represents a fragmental side elevation of the shoe illustrating the flap closed,

Fig. 3 represents a fragmental sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 represents a side elevation of one of the parts of the fastener removed, and

Fig. 5 represents a bottom plan view of,

theparts of the fastener illustrated in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 represents a side elevation of one of the balls of the fastener detached vfrom its p ate.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 5 indicates generally the body of a shoe including the inner and outer overlapping edges 6 and 7, respectively, the outer edge 7 being commonly known as the flap. A plurality of fastener bars 8 are fastened at their opposite ends by rivets, o1- equivalents means, 9 to the inner surface of the flap 7 in spaced parallel relation to the longitudinal edge of the Hap and the end portions thereof are offset so as to dispose the medial' portion thereof in spaced relation to the inner surface of the flap, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 3. The fastener bar 8 constitutes one part of the fastener, the other part including a base plate 10, preferably formed of a circular piece of spring sheet metal andl having diametrically opposed apertures 1l therein adapted to receive a thread or other means of fastening the plate to the inner edge 6 of the shoe. It will be understood that one of the plates 8 is secured to the inner edge 6 directly below each of the fastener bars 8. A plurality of balls 13, having reduced shanks 14, is secured in a row of apertures formed diametrically of the plate 10. The balls 13 are arranged in spaced relation and are adapted to be sprung apart under pressure of the bar 8 to receive and fasten the latter.

In use, as many of the fasteners as are necessary are fastened to the meeting or Voverlapping edges of the shoe or other garment and the position of the respective parts of the fasteners with relation to the edges of the garment may be reversed, if desired, as will be understood. It is further evident that vthe desired adjustment or relative position of the overlapping edges may be had by engaging the fastener bar 8 between two of the balls 13.

What I claim is:

1. A two-part fastener including a fastener bar having offset ends adapted toybe secured to a support, a spring plate and a plurality of substantially spherical members carried by said plate adapted to receive the central portion of said fastener bar between any two adjacent members.

2.'A two part fastener including a fastener bar having offset ends whereby said bar may be secured to a support and its central portion spaced therefrom, a circular spring plate, a plurality of balls and shanks carried by said balls and secured to said spring plate, the central portion of said fastener bar being received and detachably held between any two of the adjacent balls.

3. A two-part fastener including a fastener bar having offset ends, fastening means secured to each offsetA end, a spring portion, a plurality of spherical members In testimony whereof I affix my signature having 1 reduced v'shaks formed`J integrallyV in 4presence of `tWo Witnesses. therewithand-secure to the spr-in platefat`v a relatively spaced distance apart prov-idew OLIVER B SANDIFUR a space of suioientfidiameter to frictionallyw Witnesses: retain the bar between any tWo of the adja- OWEN M. SMITH, cent balls. JOHN A. DELAUTER.

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